If you’re in San Francisco for Macworld or otherwise hanging out in the area, EFF is throwing a party at DNA Lounge [map] from 8pm to late on Wednesday, January 6, 2009. We’re asking for a $25 donation at the door; it gets you a kick-ass party and more freedom. Also, you’ll be hearing world-class [...]
Last night, I played some tunes at Shine and heard from some folks working at the intersection of technology and participatory journalism. From Wikinews, we heard from Volunteer Coordinator Cary Bass and Wikinews volunteer Jon Davis. Wikinews articles are written by volunteers and are only published after meeting a set of guidelines: copyright (or “not [...]
Edit: My notes on the CC Salon are here. Goofing off at a CC Salon last year. Judging from the Upcoming.org page, this CC Salon looks like it’ll be well-attended. If you’re in town, join for drinks, music, and some presentations on citizen journalism from Wikinews (community-written news) and Spot.us (community-funded reporting). It starts at [...]
Finally! This will be my first big music event for over a year, not counting Compression’s drum and bass nights at Temple. I’m only going on Saturday though; it’s cheaper and doesn’t dominate my entire weekend. The Imeem playlist for Saturday is here.